Friday, September 11, 2009

I know a lot of people like the show on the Discovery Channel called "How Stuff's Made" or something like that. I've never been a huge fan of the show. It bores me.

But what I found out today is that the Discovery Company has a website that's similarly named: How Stuff Works.

Oh cool! That can't be bad.

Can it?

Let's check out the science section. What's their "featured science"?

How Ghostbusters Work. Looking through the article, it does a fair job of giving examples of how many events that are claimed ghost sightings have been bogus and even drops in a line about how ghosts have never been shown to exist. But at the same time, the entire article runs under the bent that they do exist.... we just haven't found them.

Other featured articles? How the Grim Reaper Works. Again, this is more of an analysis of the history of various cultures belief in the dead. There's absolutely no science here. So why is it in the "Science section"?

Furthermore, both of these were in an oxymoronic sub-section: Supernatural Science. My mind is boggled.

How Stuff Works tends to be spotty on a lot of topics. When they're doing tech or odd facts stuff they're pretty good. However real science they apparently have some random uneducated folks pulled off the street.

On the plus side I just saw that they have their Tinnovations thing up finally that is featuring my work. An email telling me would have been nice.

Discovery seriosuly used that link as a citation for their claim? Discovery?! That hurts me on the inside. Anyways, I have never really watch the show nor seen the website, but if its basis will follow these examples, I may not be so inclined to watch it. I do hope these are only some examples of poor information and not the general content of the show.

Discovery seriosuly used that link as a citation for their claim? Discovery?! That hurts me on the inside. Anyways, I have never really watch the show nor seen the website, but if its basis will follow these examples, I may not be so inclined to watch it. I do hope these are only some examples of poor information and not the general content of the show.